Automatic pie and cake dividing machine



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AUTOMATIC PIE AND CAKE DIVIDING MACHNE Filed'Feb. 14. 192e 4 sheets-sheer 4 1N VEN TOR. 54E/ E 75m/@wr ATTORNEY Patented pr. 14, 1931 PATENT; OFFICE CARL E. TURNQUIST, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AUTOMATIC PIE AND CAKE DIVIDING MACHINE 'Application filed February 14, 1928. Serial No. 254,206.

VMy `invention relates to an automatic dividing machine for uniformly dividing pies, cakes, and the like, in equal portions.

The objects of my present invention are:

5 first, to provide a machine of this class having a movable supporting means upon which pies,lcakes, or the like, may be positioned, and which supporting means is shifted by the movement of the cutting means; second,

to provide a machine of this class having an intermittently rotatable table which may be intermittently rotated portions of a revolution for cutting the pies, cakes, or the like, into corresponding divisions, the table being rotatable by the reciprocation or other movement of the cutting means, thus materially eXpediting the dividing or cutting of the pie, cake, or the like; third, to provide a machine of this class having a rotatable table, or other supporting means for supporting pie, cake, or the like, to be divided, which supporting means is intermittently rotated a predetermined distance, or portion of a revolution by the backward or inward movement of the knife employed for cutting the pie, cake, or the like, the cutting operation taking place during the movement of the knife in the opposite direction, thus utilizing the inward and outward movements of the knife for the complete operation of the machine for dividing, or cutting' pies, cakes, and the like; fourth, to provide novel means for intermittently rotating the supporting table 4of the machine a predetermined portion of a revolution; fifth, to provide novel means for adjusting the machine so that the supporting table may be rotated various portions of a revolutionso that the pie, cake, or the like, may be variously divided, as desired; sixth, '10 to provide a machine of this class having a rotatable supporting table which isnormally held in a fixed or non-rotatable position so that the same cannot be accidentally moved, the means for holding the table in a nonf rotatable position being released automatically by the means-employed for mechanically rotating the table; seventh, to provide novel index means for shifting the table rotating pawl relative to variously spaced notches carried by the table, and also means for positively limiting the movement of the pawl actuating means, whereby the actuating means is shifted a predetermined distance depending upon the position of the pawl; eighth, to provide a novel knife supporting means foi` a machine of this class; ninth, to provide novelmeans for imparting the momentum of the inward movement of the knife guide or knife to the table rotating means; tenth, to provide novel means on the knife e0 guide for varying the stroke of the knife so that the knife may be either moved diametrically through the whole of the pie, cake, or the like, or only outwardly from the center thereof; eleventh, to provide, as a Whole, a novelly constructed machine for dividing pie, cake, or the like; and, twelfth, to provide a machine of this class which is durable, efficient, easy and simple to adjust and operate and one which will not readily deteriorate or get out of order.

With these and other objects in view, as will appear hereinafter, my `invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions, as will be hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the characters of reference thereon which form a part of this application in which:

Figure l is a plan view of my machine in its preferred form of construction; Fig. 2 is a side elevational view thereof showing by dotted lines a pie pan and also a cake in position on the rotatable table, and also the knife guide and knife in a shifted position; Fig. 3 is a sectional view thereof in plan taken at 3 3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary elevational view thereof with the knife removed; Fig. V5 is a fragmentary elevational view thereof taken at 5-5 ofFig. 3; Fig. 6 is a sectional view thereof in plan taken at 6-6 of Fig. 2, showing by dotted lines certain shifted positions of certain members thereof; Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional elevational view thereof taken at 7-7of Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is a sectional elevational view thereof taken at 8-8 of Fig.

6; Fig. 9 is a sectional elevational View there- 100 of taken at`99 of Fig. 6; 10 is alfragmentary .sectional elevationaly view thereof I 'taken ,at 10-210 of Fig. 6; Fig. 11 is a` frag'- -mentary sectional elevational view thereof `taken at 11-11 of Fig. 6 ;v Fig. 12 is a sectionalV elevational view thereof taken through 12-12 .of Fig. 6 ;.and Fig. 13 is an enlarged sectional elevational lview: "thereof taken through 13-13 of Fig. 6 showing the adjustable tab-le rotating pawl meansand showing ythey pawl plunger partially in elevationto facilitatethe illu si'. tration.

' Like characters View ofthe drawings.V

My machine is: preferably,V supported on a .unitary supporting` frame 1 which may be l provided with legisv la,l for supporting andsecuring.themachine ona table or other plat5 form. A'tfthef centralportionv of the frame is p'rovidejt-av bosslbin which is secured.'` .by means ofa Iset screw 2,. a verticalgstub shaft 3 "which is provid-ed with v.a shoulder, intermediateits ends.1 resting atthe upper face of the bess.V Qn the portion ofthe shaft 3 extending above thefrarne 1 is .rotatably mounted a disc shaped supporting member t lhaving. afcentral downwardly extending hub .4@ which isvr y positioned around the shaft. A t the upper [Whish aemounte'f Yballs. .5e to facilitate the' rotation ofthe supporting `member l relative to thes'up-po-rting frame jorbase 1. About the face'of the boss 1b and at the adjacent lower 'end of lthehub41u,J are provided oppositely.,

disposed baljlraces 10A andtb, respectively, in

hub 4a below. theplatep'ortion lof thelsup- Porting.. member 't isf-.rotatably 'mounted the hublportion -5fa1o-f the combined gearand arm member 5, the latter member beingretained in rotatableposition en the hubv 4d,y bymeans of a collar 5f seeuredto the lower end of the '.6fisre'ciprecally mounted a pawl carrying.; s lidef'l whichis` held linnonfrotatable position thereon by asetscrew I8. z At one side of the slide 7fis reciprocally mounted in arrverticalq The -Inember 5 vis. provided ati-oney side rthe with aYradiall-yndirected socket 5b;- and at the other side with aisegmental gear 50. Intl-1e socket isumountedthe arm' 6 which is. a... round rod and extendsV 'radially from the axiso-f the member' Qn the arm direction,y the pawl plunger ,9 which i'sgnoi mally held in an outward or upward Iposition by a compression."sfprii-ig 10 positioned within therecess in which the plunger is po# sitioned `and against' the :inner endo-f the tion. by a transverse pin-.11, as shown-in Fig. 13, butl is permitted to niove'inwardlygfreely. On the lower isidenoff the supportingv disc ,is

provided a Yplurality ofv concentric series o f circularly. arranged notches formed by lugs. 12 which' are vertical atY one side'and inclined gradually. at .the other; side, las Y.shown best in fv reference feier to Similar parts and portionsthroughout theseveral v 4 13. These lugs 12 arerpositioned difierentgangularf distances apartfin the Aseveral circularly arranged rows of lugs, asfshown best in Fig. '3, 'to' providel considerable choice in the division of the pie, cake, or the like, into Adifferent size portions, or sectors. AAs the arm is rotated in one direction, one side of vthe outer .end 9a of th'epawl plunger 9 engages the flat or vertical side of Vone of theV il lugs 12,'rotating-the supporting disc i apor- 'ti'o'n of Va revolution. Thus, as the arm 6 is rrotated in the'opposite,directionthe inclined Vouteren'd'ofthe pawlp'lunger 9 engages the inclinedside of the lnext lug k12. forcingfthe plunger inwardly andmpermittingthe pawl plunger topass to the flat or abutment side of thev lugfor a new grip on the supporting Vdisc l forrotatingthe same another portion. of a revolution. The's'lide 7 is heldin a fixed rela-tion longitudinally.onthe farm 6 andenf gages onlyV the vlugs. in one of the/circulurly arrangedrows Vof lugs."` The'posltio'nlng of. Y

.the slide -.longitudinallyon.the arm is' effected by a catch plunger 13 `within-andv atone side ef the slide. This plunger 13 is providedv with .an inner cone *point which. is

adapted l,to extend intoV a plurality of conical recesses 6u. at the under sidefof'lthe arm .6 and is .yieldably heldin such; position by a vcompression spring 1li-positioned against .the

opposite end of the plunger.. lh'elrecesses 6a in the arm 6 .are spacedfapart the `same dis-- tance astheseveral .concentriccirc-L'ilar rows of lugsvlQ at-,the underside Vof. the support'- ingdisc 4t. The portion ofthe slide 7- which extendsdownwardly .from the arm .6 is pro V videdV with-al transversechannela which is' adapted, vwhen the arm 6 is shifted to .the p0- sition shown by'dotted llines in'Fig. 6, to receive` lug 15a extendingy upwardly from: the endof the .pawltshiftingarm 15.V The opposite end of the arm 15 fisinountedon a rod 16 .whichisvreciprocally'mounted at one, side. of the base 1 and extends 'beyond the .front end of the'same', Atthe forwardend forwardly of the main portion of the base..

The portion of the index'iin'ger-k engageablewith the notches lafis' aclantedtobe de'- pressed. slightly to permit the shifting of the. rod 16inwardly and outwardly and the engagement ofthe lug 17a at Vthe free end of the ,indexiinger with Vanother Vnotch* lportion in.. the index Vplate 18.1 VThe free 'endof the index finger is. held against the under side of l the 'indexf'pl'ate by. means of a `leaf spring 19 iro secured `at one fend 'to a member 20' fixedly secured to the ro'd16. as shown infFigs. '6'and- 12'.V The ifree 'end "of the spring 19 engages" the under ledge of the left sideof-the base, thereby holding the lug 17 a` inA engagement with the notch portions of the plate 18. The ro`d16is rotatable relative to the arm 15 but the latter is prevented from rotating therewith by reason of apair of lugs 15b and 150 at the free end ofV the arm 15, whichlugs straddle a flange ofa longitudinal rib of the base, as shown in Figs. 6 and 12. Thus, when the arm 6 is 'in the dotted line position, and the lever 15 has not been shifted from the position originally adjusting the position of the slide 7 the transverse channel in the slide will receive the lug 15a. Then when the free end of the index finger 17 is depressed, the rod 16 may be shifted inwardly or outwardly to any desired position moving the arm 15 and the slide 7 a corresponding distance. Thus, when the lug 17 a of the index finger is extended into a certain notch, the plunge-r 9 will engage the lugs 12 in a certain circular row having the same number of lugs as the number indicated opposite the notch on the plate 18 in which the lug 17 a is positioned.`

Y The segmental gear 5c is operated `by rack teeth 31a provided at one side of the actuating member 31 which is positioned above the base and reciprocally mounted in guide portions thereon longitudinally with respect to the base. This actuating member or rod 31 is adapted to be shifted rearwardly by an upwardly extending arm 32 at the rear end of the member 31 and is adapted to be shifted in the opposite direction by a spring 33 mounted on the index rod 34 which is reciprocally mounted on the base 1 at the op-- posite side thereof from the index plate. At the outer or forward end of the rod 34 is also secured an index finger 35 similar in construction to the index finger 17, and also provided at its, free end and at the upper side with a lug 35a which is adapted to be inserted into other notches 185 at the opposite edge of said plate, as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 6. The ends of the compression spring 33 are positioned between a web on the base 1, through which the rod 34 extends, and an arm 36 secured to the forward end of the actuating member 31 and positioned around the rod 34. Thus, the spring 33 does not adect in any manner the shiftable movement of the index rod 34. At the rear end of the rod 34 is also provided a spring supporting member 37 to which is secured the one end of a leaf spring 38 whichis adapted to engage at its free end the under ledge at the right side of the frame, as shown in Figs. 6 and 9. Near the inner end of the index rod 34 is mounted one end of a. slide 39 which extends in curved form around the lower sideV of the actuating member 31 and is supported at its opposite end on a rotatable pawl actuating guide rod 40. The rod 34 is permitted to rotate relative to the slide 39, but the latter is prevented from moving longitudinally with respect to the rod 34 by the spring supporting member 37 at the front end and by a collar 41 at the rear end thereof, asshown in Figs. 6 and 10. On the connecting portion of the member 39 between the end portions thereof mounted on the rods 34 and 40, is provided an upwardly extending lug 39a which is adapted to be engaged by a lug or pin 42 at the side of the actuating member 31 when the machine is in inoperative position, or in a position to make another cut in the pie, or the like. Thus, the length of the stroke of the actuating member 31, and the consequent angle of oscillation of the segmental gear is dependent upon the po- `sition of the rod 34 which is fixed by the position of the index linger 35. It is obvious that, when desiring to cut larger pieces of pie, or the like, greater movement is required of the gear and the actuating member than when smaller portions of pie are desired. Therefore, as the rod 34 is shifted inwardly, the stroke of the actuating member 3l is shortened and the angular movement of the gear, the arm 6, and the supporting disc 4 is shortened. rThus, when the index finger 17 is drawn outwardly so that the pawl plunger 9 is shifted to circles having a greater number of lugs 12, the index finger 35 is shifted inwardly although not a corresponding distance inasmuch as the spacing of the notches 18a is dependent upon the radial spacing of the rows of lugs while the spacing of the notches 186 corresponds with the circumferential spacing between the lugs in the various circular rows of lugs. inasmuch as the movement or rotation of the supporting disc 4 is not wholly dependent upon the movement of the arm 6 and the pawl plunger carried thereby, the arm 6 may be oscillated a i greater distance than the arc between the lugs 12, since the pawl plunger 9 engages the next lug 12 even though the pawlplunger has passed considerably beyond said lug. Therefore, I have provided less notches 18?) in the index plate 18 than circular rows of notches or lugs 12, the most inwardly positioned notch 18o taking care of the arcuate movement of the arm 6 when the slide 7 is positioned in any one of its three outer positions. The next two outwardly positioned notches 18?) each take care of two positions of the slide 7 on the arm 6.

In order to prevent the supporting disc 4 from being rotated accidentally, I have pro.- vided a ratchet and pawl means in connection therewith, said means consisting of a plurality of small ratchet teeth 51 at the under side of the outer edge of the supporting disc and extended radially therewith, and a pawl 52 non-rotatably secured, by

`means of a pin 53, on the pawl shifting guide rod 40 near the rear end thereof, as shown best in Figs. 6 and 11. The free end of the pawl 52 is held in engagement with the teeth 51 by a. jspring 54secured at one end to lal lug on the base and at its opposite end tothe pin 53 which extends' downwardly'fromithe be noted that the teeth 51 arerpreferably inclined `at the opposite sides so thatV the in-y cluded ang'levb'etween the adjacent sides is'- 'approxiniately sixty degrees so that the supporting vdise 41 'may` be rotated. even though .the pawl52 is engaged therewith wh-en slight forceis .applied on the supporting discV in an attempt to rotate the same.V

1 .The end of the slide 39, mounted on the rod 40 is b-i'furcated. 'Onthisrod l10, between the 'furcationsof the slide 39, isinounted avpawl.

support55lwhiohfis adaptedv to'be shifted withthe slide 39but -iskeyed to .the rod 40,.

" by means of screw 56. so'that when the pawl support55 isrotated Vthe rod 40 is also ro-l tated, disengagingthe"pawl 52 from the teeth 51. At theside of the-pawl support 55 adj acent the actuating member 31, r.is pro- Y vided .a bifurcated lug on wh'iehis pivotally Vmounted a pawl 57 which is held withone end against the'rea'r side of the bifurcated lugby means of `a spring and Vwith its other yend extended voutwardly over the upper siderof the 'actuating member 31. Y On the actuating member3l, are mounteda pair-of 'cams 59 and V60L which'may be formed byla single pinextending transversely through theaetuating lmember 31 with its opposite ating imenibei.

ends extending therefrom. The cams59 and 60 are formedbybeveling the opposit-ejends of the. pin backwardly and toward the aetu- TheV oam pin is positioned immediately Vbehind the outer end' of the pawl 57 so that the same is engaged by the cam 5 9 when the actuating member is shifted! rearwardly, raising the outer end of the pawl 57 land rotatingfthe Vpawl support 55, the rod .4-0 and the pa'wl' 52.V 'As' the .pawl 52 ,is rotated and freed from the teeth 51`,one of the i arms 61a., of theT-shaped tripi'rmember 61' engages the end "of the pawl 52 oppositethef end vadapted to' engage the teeth 51, holding the `p'awl 52.indisengaged `relation from the j teethjl; .The trip member 61 is pivot'ally mounted atthe1intersecting portion of its armswith one arm 615 extending downwardly Vand anotherarm 610 extending lat- Y erally immediately below the "actuating member 31. The arm 610; hoidsthe pa'wl 52 away Yfrom the teeth 51 by means of a spring'62 -securedat one end to theen'd of the arm 61?)V and at its opposite end to the base 1, as shown in Fi 11. fis the pawl 52. is disengaged v`from the teeth 51 when the actuating mem# ber 31k is shiftedrearwardly, theV arm 610,Y

of the trip member 61 is `engaged by the cam 60'. when the actuating member. 31 reaches.V the endjof its rearward stroke, rotating the Y I trip 'ineinberftl permitting the pawl 5,2 to again'engage the teeth 51 and permitting the end fof. the ainn' 61a Ato Vbe positioned against.V

, j estero@ the: extreme outer lendvv of the trip end the pawlj 52. when thel actuating member 31l if forced toward the front end ofy thefmachine by Ythe spring'33:v Thus, the pawl `52'is vheld in engage'ment with the teethj51 -at'all times except' whenthe actuating menfiberA 31 is shifted rearwardly and untilrtheaetuating member reaches Athelend of its rearward stroke. i J Y At the rearend of the-basel, Ymounted a i knife guide supporting rod bracket'71 :which j is .preferably secured to the base by'bolts 72 so that the bracket maybe readily removed. or shimmed relative vto the basefforaligning the. knife guide with respect -t'o the 'axis of lthe'il'otatingtable. At the opposite sides of the bracket 71,-.are mounted'the lowerY ends of theknife guidesupporting `rods 7 3,` which may be secured' tothev bracket by screws 7 4. Theserods are `preferably' Connected at'their upper ends .by `a tie member 75." Onithese'l rods 73 is reciprocally mounted alniife'guidev supportingslide 76 which may be securedv in. any position thereon by aY thumb screw 77, shown in Figs. 1 and 2. At one side yofthe slide 76, is provided 'a journal .portionf76a having abore extending transversely:withl respect to the vrods 7 3 and .parallel to ithe plane 4passing throughV both of` the rods. 'In this bore is pivotally mounted the vpivotal .portion 78a ofthe knife guidesupporti 78V inV which is reciprocally mounted the knife guide 79 supporting a knife 80 atV itszfree end. Between the body ofthe support 7 Sin which theV guide 78 is mounted and the-j ournal portion 7 6a of the vslide 76, is `positioned a leather -or other friction creating Washer 81.' 'The support7 8 isheld tightly 'against the washer 81 and thejournal portionf76o bya spring washer 82, positioned against the otherside of the journal j'aorti-on 76a, anda pair of nuts 83 secured tothe lend ofthe pivot portion 7 8a.

Thus, .when the knife guide 7 9lis tilted with respeot'to theslide .76,fthe former isV held frictionally inthe shifted position. Mounted on and extending upwardly from the supporting 'disc 4, are a plurality ,of table supporting'lugs 4d :having :recesses lat' 'upwardly through radial' slots '915 in the table 91, as sh-own inllig. 1. 'I-h'esejaws are' shifted inwardly Aand outwardly' by a con'- `theirupper ends for receiving downwardly trollever 93 extending outwardly from theV -the pie, cake, or the like, in position on and y ifor centralizing the same with respect to the faxis'of rotation of theV table, does not form a part `of this invention but is more specifically illustrated and described in my copenc ing Vapplication for pie and cake dividing machines, Vfiled in the United States Patent Ofiice, November 18th, 1926, Serial No. 149,237.

The knife guide 79 extends across the upper side of the pie, cake, or the like, and a slight distance abovethe same and extends through the central portion or axis of the pie,

cake, 'or the like, the receptacle containing thesame, and the table 91. As the knife 80 is drawn outwardly from the support 78 and inclined to the position shown in Fig. 2, an incision'is maderadiallyV either from the center outwardly to the circumference or completely across the pie, or the like, depending upon whether an uneven or an even number of divisions is desired. The outer position of the knife guide 79 is preferably limited byy a pin 84which engages the rear end of the support 78, as shown in Figs. l and 2. The knife guide ispreferably bent outwardly at its forward end, as indicated by 7 9a. `This portion and also the horizontal portion immediately adjacent thereto are provided with longitudinal vertical slots in which the knife is positioned, the knife being pivotally mounted intermediate its ends on the guide by a movable pin 87` Ieither on the dow-nwardly extending portion or the horizont-al portion of the guide. Both the knife guide 79 and the knife itself `may be provided with a plurality of holes 790 and 80a, respectively, for (variously connecting the knife to the knife guide. The downwardly bent portion of the knife guideis primarily adapted for dividing cakes'so that when the knife reaches the end of its cutting stroke the knife may be lowered to aconsiderable extent so that a crusty icing on the cake cannotlbe easily broken which might occur when theknife is in a more upright position and attempt is made to pull the knife directly outwardly through the edge of the cake instead of drawing *the knife downwardly..4 The Vdownwardly bent portionof the knife guide'substantially forms anv archso that the guide does'not engage the cake whenthe former is drawn downwardly.`

In the knife guide, are provided a pair of transverse holes 79?) into one of which is adapted to be positioned an actuating `pin 85, as shown in Figs. 1 and` 2. This pin is adapted to pass through the support 78, as shown best in Fig-4, and is adapted to engage theupwardly extended end of the lever 32 for shifting the actuating member 31 to which itis attached for rotating the supporting disc 4 and the table 91. If a complete cut is ymade across the pie, cake, or the like, the knife guide 79 is shifted inwardly a greater distance and in this event the actuating pin 85 is positioned, as shown by solid lines in Fig. 1. Tf only a short cut is made from the center outwardly, the actuating pin 85 is positioned as shown by dotted lines in l. Thus, the lever 32 is shifted the saine distance whether a long or short out is made. The inward shifting of theknife guide 79 is limited by a stop pin 86 mounted on the knife guide at the side opposite the pin 85, which stop pin 88 isadapted to engage a stop lug 785 at the front end of the support 78.

In order to place the pie, cake, or the like, on the supporting table 91, or to remove the same from the table, the knife guide 79 is shifted upwardly about its pivotal axis and is frictionally held in such position.r

The operation of the machine is as follows:

Assuming the machine to be set for dividing a pie, cake, or the like, into four equal divisions, both indexngers are positioned, as shown by solid lines in Figs. 1, 3 and 6, opposite the designations 4 on the index plate. n` The divisions being of an even number, the actuating pin 85 on theknife guide 79 is positioned as shown by solid lines, permitting the knife guide `and the knife to be shifted rearwardly so that a cut may be made completely .across the pie, or the like. As the knife guide is shifted rearwardly with the sharp end of the knife in a raised position, the actuating member 31 is also shifted rearwardly rotating the arm 6 and permitting the pawl plunger 9 thereon Yto engage one of the lugs 12 in the inner circle row of such lugs, rotating the supporting disc 4 until the arm reaches the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 6. This operation of the rearward and outward shifting of the knife is repeated until the pie, or the like, is cut as desired. If it is desired to change the machine to cut thegreater number of divisions, theknife guide 79 is shifted rearwardly only a portion of its distance, releasing the pawl 52 from the teeth 51,v rotating the table 91 and the supporting disc 4 to such position in which the starting line, designated 4e in Fig. 3, is opposite the finger 96 mounted on the base and `extending upwardlyadjacent the edge and tothe peripheral portion of the upper side of thesup porting disc 4, as shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4. The knife guide 79 is then shifted to the end of :its rearward stroke, permitting the arm 6 to be shifted to its dotted line position in Fig. 6, permitting the channel portion of the slide 7 to extend over the lug 15a on the lever 15. Vhile the knife guide is held in its rearward position, the index finger 17 is rotated in a clockwise direction and pulled tnitvv'ardlyV until i the nlng 17a thereof'j'ifs op. i lpositerthe notch 18cibearing the number into' 'which the-pid, @radura-.1Std be divided.

Y The index finger'l? is then released permit# .ftin'gtheliig 1-7 ato be inserted into and retained inthe desired notch by the spring 19:

The index finger 35 is then turned in .a couniter .clockwise directionand shifted inwardly V.until the lng B atliereof is oppositeithenotch 186*correspondinglyY numbered to the notch i ,18a in which the lug V17a is positioned. The

index "iinger 3.5 is lthen released permitting the flug ato, be inserted into the zrequirednotch andretai-ned therein by meansof .the 15;,

spring 385 The adjustment of ltheyindex nger 35 positions lthe stop 39a so that the spring 3.3V cannot force the actuating ineini' lbei' 31 forwardlyonly a certain distance,l

The Vposition of the actuating memberl,

{limitedby the engagement of the lpin 42 v vith.

the vlng 39a, determines the distance which the actuating memberfl is'reciprocated dur# ing each stroke Yandfconsequently the angle nof oscillation of the arm .6, .whereby the moves., ment ofthe arm 6 is so limited that the pavvl' plungerlcannot pass overmore than yone .lug

the p'avvllplunger isI positioned.

12in the lcircle of lugs,-inline with which Though I have shown and described ticular construction, combination and .ar-

rangement of partsfand portions, I .do .not

- Wish 4to be ylimited to this yparticular. coni rangement' substantiallyjasset forthfin struction, combination and arrangement, biit desirefto incliide inthe scope Vof my 'invene tion the constructiom combination ,and arF appended claims. 1

1 VVHaving thus described invention, what l claim as nevir and desiretogsecure 'by Letters ed to .connect said knife with said table fr rotating'the latter l.When "saidknife recipf rocated in one direction7 Ameans foinclieck ingthe rotation of' the .table when the .knife 'is reciprocated in theoppositedirection, y'and meausfo holding the .checking means in dise connected relation 1 from the table When the knifejs 1n iinz'edinthe formerfdirection.

2..In af machine Yo f'theclassu described, a rotatable Ysupport, knife reciprocally Y tating said support a portion of a revolution mounted abovef'thesame, land" means vfor ro-V Whenlsaid knife isreciprocatedin one directlble'fwhen'the Vknifeis reciprocated 4in Ythe opposite direction, and lmeans for holdingthe Y. checking means 'Y in disconnected relation .from the table When the knife is'moved 'in the former direction.- i

f 3, .In .a machfne intermittently rotatable support .provided ofthe class described, an`

withV a seriesof variously circumere-'iitially spaced notch means, vmeans for vcentrfillingV the intermittent rotation V:of said support, inf

dex means for adjusting said control means lrelative to the several Aseries of-notcli means,

meansfor intermittentlyactiiating.said con- Y ,trolmeans, Vvand other index means for. .ad--

jtisting saidjactuatingmeans. 4.5I'n la.'l machine ofA he classdesc r-ihed,-V an intermittently rotatable [support provi-ded with a series of variously; circuin-ferentially spaced notch means, meansfor controlling theintermittent rotation of said-supportfiin dex means for. adjusting said control means .relative tothe several series of notch means,

means for intermittently actuating'saidicon trol means, Vand' a knife movably mounted adjacent Vsaid support and-j operativelylcon,-

-nected to said actuating mean-s..

5. In a machine of the class described, jan

.intermittently rotatable supportl provided with aseries of variouslyMcircumferentially spacedl Anotch means, means for controlling the intermittent rotation'of said snppornin' dex means lforjadjustin-g said control means relative to the several series of vnotch means, means for intermittently actuating said con'n trol means, and la knife reciprocal-ly mounted Vadjacent said support and adapted, when shifted in'V one direction, ftofactiiatesaid Iajctuatingmeans. j 6.- In amachine of theclassdescribdan intermittently rotatable lsupziort provided with a seriesof variouslygcirciimferentially .spaced notch means,l vmeans rfor .controlling the, intermittent Vrotation of lsaid support, inf

dexY means for adjusting 'said .control means relative to the several serieszof notch mea-ns,

y 7. Infa machine of the classdescribedt-a rotatable support, means for mechanically and lintermittently rotating said siipporaand means for eheckingthe rotationzofsaid supportdiiring the Vinterval between ythe ppera'- tion of the formermeansyandrneans fori hold` ing the checkingmeansin disengagedfrelatatedfl tion from the support when .the latter is'r'o# 8. 'In a. machine ofthe rotatable` support, means for intermittently, f rotating said support,l and v,rotationcheck Y Y Y v [ing means'inconn'ection with said actuating tion, means for checking the rotation" of the-iv means for checkingethe rotation of said snp;

y port, said .checking means-being shiftableto an inoperative position when said Iactuating f 9. In a machine of the class described, a rotatable support, gear means for intermittently rotatingsaid support, pawl and notch means in connection Wit-h the support for normally preventing the rotation of the latter, and means in connection with the gear means and the pavvl and notch means for disengaging the pavvl of the notch means from thenotches thereof when said support is rotated in one direction and for permitting said pawl to engage said notches when the gear means is in its normal inoperative position.

10. In a machine of the class described, an intermittently rota-table table, gear and rack means for intermittently rotating said table when the rack of said gear and rack means is shifted in one direction, ratchet means on said table, a pawl pivotally mounted adjacent said table and adapted normally to engage the teeth of said ratchet, and cam means in connection With said raclr for releasing said pavvl from the teeth of said ratchet When said rack is shifted in a direction for rotating said table and for releasing said pawl to engage the teeth of said ratchet when said rack is shifted to the end of its table rotating stroke.

11. In a machine of the class described, a rotatable support, gear means for intermittently rotating said support, paWl and notch means in connection with the support for normally preventing the rotation of the latter, and means in connection With the gear means and the paWl and notch means for disengaging the paWl of the notch means from the notches thereof when said support is rotated in one direction and for permitting said paWl to engage said notches when the support is at rest.

12. In a machine ofthe class described, a rotatable table having a series of variously circumferentially spaced notches, a variously Vshiftable pavvl mounted adjacent said table adapted to engage said notches, means for shifting said paWl for rotating said table, stop and index means for regulating and limiting the movement of said first mentioned means for limiting the rotation of said table, said table having a ratchet, a pawl yieldably engaging the teeth of said ratchet, and cam means on the means' for shifting the first mentioned paWl, said cam means releasing said second paivl from the teeth of said ratchet when said table is rotated, and trip# ping said second pawl for permitting engagement thereof with said teeth when said lirst mentioned means is shifted to the end of its stroke.

13. `In a machine of the class described, a rotatable table having a series of variously spaced notches, a pivotally mounted arm adjacent said table, a pawl slidable on said arm adapted to engage the notches on said table, a gear at the pivotal axis of said arm, and a rack for oscillating said gear.

14. In a machine of the class described, a

rotatable table having a series of variously spaced notches, a. pivotally mounted arm adjacent said table, a pawl slidable on said arm adapted to engage the notches on said table, and an index means adapted to be operatively connected with said pawl when the latter is shifted to the end of its table rotating stroke for shifting said pawl on said arm.

15. In a machine of the class described, a rotatable table having a series of variously spaced notches, a pivotally mounted arm adjacent said table, a paWl slidable on said arm adapted to engage the notches on said table, means for rotating said arm, and stop and index means for controlling the movement of the means adapted to rotate said arm.

16. In a machine of the class described, a rotatable table having al series of variously spaced notches, a pivotally mounted arm adjacent said table, a paWl slidable on said arm adapted to engage the notches on said table, a reciprocal member for rotating said arm, a knife reciprocally mounted above the table, and means operatively connecting the knife With said reciprocal member for reciprocating the latter.

17. In a machine of the class described, a rotatable table having a series of variously spacednotches, a pivotally mounted arm adjacent said table, a pawl slidable on said arm adapted to engage the notches on said table, a reciprocal member for rotating said arm, and an index means adapted to shift said reciprocal member for limiting its movement in one direction.

18. In a machine of the class described, a rotatable table having a series of variously spaced notches, a pivotally mounted arm adjacent said table, a paivl slidable on said arm adapted to engage the notches on said table, a reciprocal member for rotating saicharm, a spring in connection with said reciprocal member for forcing the same in one direction, and an index means provided With a stop adapted to be engaged by said reciprocal member for limiting the action cf said sprin o.

19. In a machine of the class described. a rotatable table having a series of variously spaced notches, a pivotally mounted arm adjacent said table, a pawl slidable on said arm adapted to engage the notches on said table, a reciprocal member for rotating said arm, and means for operating said reciprocal member, a ratchet on said table, a second pawl adapted to engage said ratchet, and means in connection with said second paivl and said reciprocal member for releasing said second pawl from engagement with said ratchet when said reciprocal member is shifted in one direction.

20. `In a machine of the class described, a

rotatable table having a series of variously spaced notches, a pivotally mounted arm adjacent said table, a paWl slidable on said arm adapted to engage the notches on said table,

"ci A a yreciprocal member for rotating saidarm,

andmeans foroperating said reciprocal- ;member, a ratchet on said-table, al second pawl adapted to engagesaid ratchet, andv means in connection With said second pawl and said reciprocalmember for releasing said second lpawl from engagement With said ratchet when said'v reciprocal member Vis Ashiftedfin one direction, and trip means in connection with said second paWl for releasing the latter When said reciprocal member is shifted to the end of its operating stroke.- l 21; In a machine of theclass described, a rotatable table having a series of variously spaced notches,.a pivotally mounted arm adjacent said table, a paWl slidable on said arm adapted to engage the notches on said table, a reciprocal member for-rotating said arm, and fpaWl and ratchetfmeans in connection VVwith said table for normally checking the rotation thereof, and cam means in connection y a gear carried, byqsaidaarm', a rack forvactuating said gearand provided With a stop, an index member .reciprocally mounted adjacent thereto and providedwvith a stop, a spring in connection with said index'member adapted normally to force the stop 4of said rack against the stop of said index member,

a vratchet onv said table, a pafWl adapted norvmallyto engage said ratchet, atiltable arm lWith said reciprocal member forractuating said pawl and ratchet means forl permitting rotation'vofy said table When said reciprocal member is shifted in one direction, and other means" in connection VWith said pavvl and ratchet means -for tripping the pavvl of the latter means When said reciprocal member is lshiftedto the end of its operating stroke.

22'. In va machine ofthe classdescribed, a rotatabletable havinga series of variously spacednotches,y a pivotally mounted arm adjacent said table, a pavvl lslidable on said arm adapted to engage lthe notches .on said` table, a gear carried byjsaidarm,a rack for actuating said* gear and-'provided with a stop, an index member reciprocally mounted adjacent thereto and providedy .With a stop,

Y a spring in connection With saidindex member adapted normally to force the stop of said rack against the stopjof said index member, and` means for reciprocatingisaidracii.

23. In a machine of the class described, a rotatable table having aseries of variously spaced notches,l a pivotally mounted arm adjacent said table, a pavvl slidable on `said arme adapt'edutov engage the notches'on said an index member reciprocally mounted .adjacent -thereto and provided WithV ya: stop, a

in connection with said index, memj beradaptednormallyfto force Vthe, stop of said racka'gamst thestop of saidindex memf bei", a ratchetfon said table, a pawlv adapted v normallyV toV engage ysaid ratchet, a' tiltable arm in connection with said second palwl for disengaging the same from said ratchet, and mea-ns` for actuating said `tiltable Varmv when said rack is shifted inone direction.)y

24j. Inamachine ofthe class described, a rotatable table having a series of variously table, a gearl carried by said arm, a y.rack for J actuatmgsaid gear andpro'videdvvith a'stop,

spaced notches,rv a pivotally mounted arm ad-'i jacent said table, a pawl slidable on'said arm adapted to engage thev notches on said table,

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